Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-31

tons a8 they ehoald aSieas and deter
J mine what Interpretation should b
, given the provisions applicable 70 eacl
case.
Locafien of the New Mame.
WAsH1Na1oS, March S0.--It 10 an
nounced that q meeting Of the Board o
Managers Of the National Home O
disabled volunteer soldiers will be helg
in New York city on April 18th, 10 dis
euss the question Of the location Of thu
branch ef the home. authorised by tha
last Congress 10 be established and
maintained ct some point west Of thl
Rocky Mountains. II seems to be prao
| tically settled that the branch viii b
located IN Oaliforuia, either near Lol
Angeles or in the Eapa Valley, north Of
San Francisco.
Gid omcers Reelected.
Bosrox, March 30.-At q meeting OF
the Directors Of the Union Pacific this
afternoon President Adams and the
former officers were reelected.
An Electrically Lighted Train.
BosrsE, March SO.-A traia lighted
BY electricity, the drss IN the United
States. left here for New York this after
noen.
senator Reagan sastaIns q FAN.
PALESTINE (Texas), March S0.-Sena-
tor Jshn X sagan Is still suffering much
pain. He Is unable 20 walk on account
Of having fallen from his horse last
Monday.
shoe Factory Burned.
DKrRorT, March 30.-The large shoe
manufacturing establishment Of Pin
gree 4 Smith was totally destroyed BY
fre tonight. The loss Is estimated at
$325, 900; Insurance on stock, el9b, 200;
on machinery, $4,000; on building,
$4,000. Seven hundred and twenty
Eve employees are thrown out Of employ
ment.
A Blow az scalpers.
NKw YORK, March 30.-The Joint Ex.
eoutive COMMITTEES Of the trunk lines
and the Central Traffic Association held
an important meeting at Commissioner
Fink's Office in this city teday and the
result Of its deliberations will be read
with interest by railroad men all over
the country, not to mention the scalpers.
The end sought is nothing less than
the complete abolishment OF Commis-
sions. The decision was reached IMAM
imously and by saeh large number Of
lines that it Is believed that Il will
prove more effective than previous at
tempts in the same direction, which we're
put into force on trunk lines only.
This abuse which began more than
thirty-hve years ago, has grown 10 such
enormous proportions that II is estimat.
ed il is nov costing the railways Of the
United States directly and indirectly az
tbs rate Of more than g, 600, 600 annually
and has TO a great extent been the means
by which ticket scalpers have been
built up. The importance of this move
ment may be estimated when u Is un-
derstood that the Yari0us associations
agreeing 20 abolish ticket commissions
comprises the Central Traffic Associa-
ton, which is composed OF all the i'm
portant lines east OF Chicago and St.
Louis, and vest Of the Western terminus
of the trunk lines territory, which in
clades all lines between Buffalo, Sala-
manaoa and Wheeling, on the vest, and
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
sn the east. Il comprises also the
Southern Passenger Association, which
comprises all the important lines east
Of the Mississippi and south OF the
Ohio and Potomac, and she New EnR-
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| important railway lines in New England.
The agreement is made bindiRR by
another clause, providing that neither
OF the agreeing companies will act Rs
| agents for connecting linea Who con-
tinue TO pay their agents commissions,
Our New Ordnance Foundry.
wAsHrsarox, March 30. Secretary
Whitney is considering the plans sub
united by the Board appointed 10 as
certain the amour: Of plant required 20
EQUIP the Washington Navy Yard as an
| ordnance foundry. He has been In
consultation with ordnance officers, and
il Is probable that the plans ultimately
/ decided upon will be made public In q
short time. While the report Of the
Board will form basis for the scheme
Of reo0natFuoti0n Of the yard, yet con
siderable reduction will be made in the
expenditure proposed by II, mainly ID
the direction OF utilizing the many
| buildings now staDdinR, instead OF
tearing them down and bailding neu
ones, as recommended by the Board
| AZ soon as the plans are decided upon,
work will be beRan on the machinery
| Few tools for the hDishiHg Of hoavJ
ordnance oan be pFocuFed BY puFehast
| In this country, 30 Il will be necessary
| for the new foandFy 10 make most Of its
own toola Ii is believed that two years
time will be necessary to e0mpiete 9
plant large enough 20 turn 0at heavy
| calibrss Of steel ordinances. Bat. zlean
while, the foundry III be able 90 handle
the material for guns not exceeding sil
inches in callbFe-
Explosion IN a Mine.
| suRGsroS (Pa.), March 30y-An ex
/ uloaion Of gas occurred IN the Van
/ Ssoroh mine Of the Delaware and Hud-
son Canal Company this morning A
heading vas being driven from toe Van
Storoh nine 20 connect With the Dick.
aou air shaft 10 order TO secure better
ventilation. Fire boss Lewis, Thomas
Lewis and Edward OEsns entered tue
Eaine and detected gas. Fire boss Lewis
leaving the miners. fetraced his steps,
gong toward the entrance. Ga the way
he met the mine foreman and Wss ex
planning the situstion when the expio-
si0n Sccurred. Its f0fce vas terrific.
Every door OF the afty To the mine vas
torn FROM is faatenings and sent oraeh-
ioR against the walls. The miners
carried Of Their feet, we're hurled into
ths dltchea and blown against
TIE pillars. Fire eoss Litiiejobn
and 4 miner named Janea Nor
gan. we're haried into What Is
known a. =" the dump" SPOT in which
watsr from the levels above sccuma-
iatea. Three doors were also thfsEn
/ iuts she dump. Lsttleg9hn's hat was
carried 10 the top Of tbs shaft, ai least
go feet. A edort vas - onee made
20 rescue Lewis aud Oweus bE tbe
uiBerA, who wcEt 10 the Van Siofch
sains. but aftsrd4mqs prevented. This
/ aftsrn01u thsiF mutiiated bodies we're
| oonvsyed % thsif bones
ReseainE lhe childres.
MAuEEA (CAl }, March sJ.--Tae hoass
of 3. ". Martin, near ths borcsr. as
burnsd about I p. n yesterday. lis
tao Iiigls children WeFe baFned b8aiY,
sud tbe y0a1gsst. 2 yeafs Old, Siil proc
ably die. lbs Gre originated from The
bursting Of . lamp 10 an tnsnbatqT.
His nolheF An9 SISTER ie-i4s sere 10th
barn q about fbe hands IN saving tie
ehil6ren. TIE noass aDa sFsrythipR IN